The St. Louis Cardinals visited the Oakland Athletics tonight at the Coliseum for the second game of the interleague three-game Nevin was the first A's baserunner, after a single and E-6 on Masyn Winn. Lawrence Butler placed a fee into one, however Lars Nootbaar ran it down in the left-center gap for simply a loud out. However Kyle McCann discovered an opening and singled right into centerfield to drive in Nevin from second, giving the A's a 1-0 lead. Sears strolled the very first 2 batters in the top of the third inning. After a sacrifice bunt to move both runners up, Brendan Donovan tore a one-hopper to third, but Toro only had a dip into initially, and Winn scored to tie the game at 1-1. Sears placed two runners on again in the top of the fourth yet wiggled out of it without allowing a runner past second base. Seth Brown doubled down the 3rd base line to collect the 3rd hit of the night against Lance Lynn. Nevin struck out leaving the inning to Lawrence Butler who bulged to end the inning. Kyle McCann hit his first major league homer off Lance Lynn to lead off the base of the fifth inning. The McCann bomb provided JP Sears and the A's) a 2-1 lead. Sears did not come out in the sixth, handing the ball over to Dany Jimnez. Birthday Kid Nolan Arenado led off the inning with a base hit, and Ivn Herrera, he with the incredibly uncomfortable right-handed position, drew a walk. Lars Nootbaar additionally walked to pack the bases. A sac-fly by Masyn Winn drove home Arenado to link the video game as soon as again. A Jordan Walker sac-fly drove in Herrera to offer the Cards the lead once more, 3-2. T. J. McFarland replaced Jimnez with two outs in the inning Athletics Shop. Centerfielder Mike Siani made the last out of the inning when he lost a footrace to first with McFarland on a grounder to Ryan Noda. Righty Mitch Spence can be found in to shut down the Cards in the top of the 7th; yet began the inning with a stroll to Brendan Donovan. Then, a strike-em out, throw-em out double play removed the bases and sent future Hall-of-famer Paul Goldschmidt packaging. Lynn did not return for the eighth, yet the Cards did not shed a step with lefty JoJo Romero that sent out the A's down in order. Spence made fast job of the Cards in the top of the 9th. Cardinals fire balling more detailed Ryan Helsley entered in the 9th to try to close down the A's for the second night in a row. He notched his seventh save of the season with a 1-2-3 ninth inning. Tonight's last was 3-2 for the checking out NL Central Cardinals.

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